[livingwith]

Before I start my story I want u to know about my family. I have a spouse, two children a son & daughter. We had two pets Rosie (dauchund) who was 17 years old when she passed away middle part of Sep. and Bear (Lab) who was 14 years old when he passed away first of Sep.
We loved them so much and they loved us. They died two weeks apart grieving for each other. We were good pet owners taking them to the veterinarian giving them their annual visits to get vaccinated and giving them their m...Read the full article

[Daveyo]

I read your story here. I wished you would have said someting earlier and I could have helped you save your dogs from Distemper.

I have 12 Dachshunds myself, and was really saddend to hear of your Doxies death. Yes, both dogs can die quickly if one loses the other. Doxies are very particular if their owners die, because they do not live long after their masters death.

I SAVE DOGS FROM THIS DISEASE. There is a cure for Distemper and the cure is between 12-48 hours depending on the dog and its genetics. There is a Licensed Registered Vet in USA who is very close to me and he has saved himself over 600 dogs with Canine Distemper.

Together right now him and I, are in contact with the Mayo Clinic, working on a serum that repairs the myelin damage and Schwann cell damage, caused by the very same disease, and also we have found a way to stop MS in humans. We are in process now of getting FDA approval, and making this serum to go in humans. We are still doing final tests to get the dosage right. It will be a controlled trial run, so the Clinic has to get all their paperwork done to do the testing. Basically we are concentrating on the Cerebral area because Distemper always in most cases breach the Blood Brain Barrier thus causing the seizures both on humans and in dogs. It is confirmed that NDV will stop the Distemper dead on its tracks in the blood stream. In humans it is slow, whereas in Dogs it is very fast when it comes to the same virus doing the damage. It is very complicated because we are dealing with many different cells, but I can tell you the primary cell that does all the damage is the T-killer cell that comes along with the humoural immune cell that is designed to protect such intrusion in the first place.

Everything all fell in place just last month.

I suggest you find yourself another Doxie but get a girl instead. Easier to control and they are much smarter than the male dogs. With me I have Tiger the girl and Schnops who is her husband. Together they got busy making the family and that is how I got stuck with surprises and puppies in Tigers mouth. Yea, she had a puppy in her mouth waking me up in the morning which shocked me to heaven. I turned around and found 4 more next to me. Surprise, surprise. You should have seen the look on Tigers eyes, so happy and so motherly.

Do not vaccinate pups at 3 weeks age. They have maternal antibodies against diseases good to week 11. You start your De-worm at 4 weeks, 6, 8, 10. In between this at around 7 weeks then you start your 1st vac shot, then another 3 weeks later, and another 3 weeks later and last booster 3 weeks later. Before the last boost give it the Rabies shot. I suggest and prefer that you get the killed virus and avoid modified live virus regarding vaccines. Many vets will not tell you the mess caused by live virus. ALWAYS KEEP PARVO AND DISTEMPER VIRUS APART. Why, because Parvo opens up the blood brain barrier thus increasing the chances of a breach. It opens up for about 7-9 days and then closes back up. We are still trying to figure out why this happens. Welcome to the world of medicine. Anyway yes vaccinations are extremely very important. No doubt about it and it is a excellent preventive thing saving you a host of super problems later on.

If you have a dog in that home being a young puppy - DO NOT ACCEPT ANYBODYS DOG TO YOUR HOUSE OR TAKE ONE FROM THE STREET. You wait until your dog is fully Vaccinated against the Big 10 diseases, then you add an additional 2 more weeks to make sure the last vac sets in for protection. Then someone can bring in their dog, such as your daughter etc. After that you can rest easy and maintain the all the vacs yearly.

When you buy the puppy, buy from a licensed registered seller, because they have to have all the records of De-worming and any Vacs done and especially they should foot the bill for the first visit to a Vet to make sure the dog you got is clean and has no problems or diseases. Do full medical exam and blood and feces tests and urine tests and the bladder test. After that protect that dog from outside contact until fully vaccinated + 2 weeks. Keep inside the house and let outside only to your yard for their daily pee and poo at least 3-4 times a day.

Your story brought a tear to my eyes.